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Ball State Teachers College Army Specialized Training Program, 1944 (Click for full image)
Selections from the Digital Media Repository
Ball State students reading on the Old Quad, 1963 (Click for full image)
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Theses/Dissertations - Overview
This page contains an overview of theses and dissertations written by Ball State students that document the history of different aspects and eras of Ball State's history. These works are available either in print at Bracken Library or, in some cases, digitally and freely available on the web. See links provided for specific access information.
These works have been subdivied into the following categories:
- Ball State Administrative History
- Student Life at Ball State
- Ball State Academic and Student Programs
- Ball State Athletics
- Ball State and the Muncie Community
To find additional works pertaining to Ball State, visit the Theses and Dissertations community in Cardinal Scholar.
Theses/Dissertations - Ball State Administrative History
- Then and now : a picture history of Ball State's oldest buildings : an honors thesis (HONRS 499) byCall Number: LD2489.Z4 2006 .W57Publication Date: 2006
- Ball State University corporate history, 1984-2000 : the Worthen presidency byCall Number: LD2489.Z64 2005 .M67Publication Date: 2005
- A case study in higher education finance : Ball State University, 1950-2000 : [an] honors thesis (HONRS 499) byCall Number: LD2489.Z4 2003 .S56Publication Date: 2003
- The first year of Ball State : personal and policy conflicts, 1918-1919 : an honors thesis (HONRS 499) byCall Number: LD2489.Z4 1995 .H34Publication Date: 1995
Theses/Dissertations - Student Life at Ball State
- Institutional History of Campus Crusade for Christ at Ball State University byPublication Date: 2009
- International students at Ball State University, 1980-2004 : origins, trends, and changes byCall Number: LD2489.Z9 2005 .L43Publication Date: 2005
- Once upon a time : the history and traditions of the Ball State University Singers : an honors thesis (HONRS 499) byCall Number: LD2489.Z4 2000 .C53Publication Date: 2000
- An assessment of gay, lesbian and bisexual issues at Ball State University byCall Number: LD2489.Z8 1998 .R56Publication Date: 1998
- The Vietnam War and Ball State University, 1964-1970 : a social history : an honors thesis [(HONRS 499)] byCall Number: LD2489.Z4 1990 .S57Publication Date: 1990
- History of international students at Ball State University 1945-1980 byCall Number: LD2489.Z68 1987 .T3Publication Date: 1987
- Student activism : attitudes and opinions of Ball State students byCall Number: LD2489.Z9 1986 .T38Publication Date: 1986
- Increasing awareness of black student needs at Ball State University for university professionals byCall Number: LD2489.Z9 1984 .S66Publication Date: 1984
- Student participation in the governance of Ball State University as perceived by students, faculty, administrators, and trustees byCall Number: LD2489.Z64 1979 .M55Publication Date: 1979
- Black students' perceptions on pledging a Greek organization at Ball State University byCall Number: LD2489.Z9 1978 .L53Publication Date: 1978
- An assessment of programs, activities and facilities for physically handicapped students at Ball State University byCall Number: LD2489.Z64 1978 .T56Publication Date: 1978
- A perspective of Delta Phi Sigma-Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity at Ball State : an honors thesis ([HONRS] 499) byCall Number: LD2489.Z4 1978 .R69Publication Date: 1978
- The political attitudes of Ball State students byCall Number: LD2489.Z9 1977 .L66Publication Date: 1977
- Effects of the civil rights movement of the early 1960's on the amount of space devoted to Black students by the Orient, Ball State University campus yearbook byCall Number: LD2489.Z9 1973 .G749Publication Date: 1973
- Disqualification of Black students at Ball State University byCall Number: LD2489.Z9 1971 .R5Publication Date: 1971
- A descriptive research study of ten men's social fraternities, Ball State University, 1960-1966 byCall Number: LD2489.Z9 1967 .B377Publication Date: 1967
- A study of the socio-economic background of students at Ball State Teachers College byCall Number: LD2489.Z9 1951 .R6Publication Date: 1951
Theses/Dissertations - Ball State Academic and Student Programs
- A historical overview of Ball State University's opera theater program byCall Number: LD2489.Z8 2000 .P43Publication Date: 2000
- An oral history of the Ball State University Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic : an honors thesis (HONRS 499) byCall Number: LD2489.Z4 1994 .C37Publication Date: 1994
- Ball State's Women and Gender Studies Program : a transformation in education : an honors thesis (HONRS 499) byCall Number: LD2489.Z4 1993 .A32Publication Date: 1993
- A comprehensive history of honors at Ball State, 1959-1989 : an honors thesis [(HONRS 499)] byCall Number: LD2489.Z4 1989 .L442Publication Date: 1989
- The history and development of the Department of Natural Resources at Ball State University, Muncie Indiana byCall Number: LD2489.Z78 1979 .P66Publication Date: 1979
- The Ball State University Directed Admission Student Experimental Program, 1968-1972 byCall Number: LD2489.Z64 1978 .F67Publication Date: 1978
- The role of Ball State's Urban Journalism Workshop in producing minority journalists byCall Number: LD2489.Z9 1974 .P46Publication Date: 1974
- An evaluation of the Carmichael living-learning project of Ball State University byCall Number: LD2489.Z9 1970 .P57Publication Date: 1970
- Physical education for the physically handicapped student at Ball State University byCall Number: LD2489.Z72 1967 .H66Publication Date: 1967
Theses/Dissertations - Ball State Athletics
- How sweet it was : the story of Ball State's 1990 Sweet 16 season : an honors thesis (HONRS 499) byCall Number: LD2489.Z4 2006 .M275Publication Date: 2006
- The current status of Ball State University football and basketball first-team, all conference award winners from 1955-1981 byCall Number: LD2489.Z9 1987 .C6Publication Date: 1987
- The history and philosophy of intercollegiate athletics for men at Ball State University, 1968-1984 : an honors thesis [(HONRS 499)] byCall Number: LD2489.Z4 1985 .K35Publication Date: 1985
Theses/Dissertations - Ball State and the Muncie Community
- The relationship between the Muncie community and Ball State Teachers College : the John R. Emens College-Community Auditorium and 'Beneficence' as paradigm cases of cooperation : an honors thesis (HONRS 499) byCall Number: LD2489.Z4 1994 .R34Publication Date: 1994
- A study of the influence of the Ball State Teachers College Art Gallery on the community byCall Number: LD2489.Z9 1953 .H88Publication Date: 1953